Hoffman v. Brookfield Republic, Inc.

The Petitioner, Naney L. Hoffman, is a plaintiff in a personal injury case against the Respondent, Brookfield Republic, Inc. ("Brookfield"). Hoffman challenges the district court's order compelling her to disclose to Brookfield all records concerning her mental health care for the ten years preceding the accident underlying the case, as well as for psychotherapy which preceded even that ten-year period.

We issued a rule to show cause as to why the district court's order should not be reversed. We hold that Hoffman did not inject her mental condition into the case so as to impliedly waive her…